A Power Primer- The Internal Combustion Engine

Posted in High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Life Skills, Middle School, Public Domain, Science on December 2, 2011

I miss the great books that were put out in ages past that packed so much information and illustration into fun books for kids.  This book, Power Primer, was produced by General Motors Corporation as an introduction to the internal combustion engine. Not only is this book a course in automobile engines, it also details Read More »

Public Domain Thanksgiving

Posted in American History, Humanities, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Preschool, Public Domain on November 21, 2011

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to study the history of the pilgrims.  They took great risks and traveled an amazing journey for religious and political freedom.  Unlike the later Puritans, the pilgrims wanted to live their lives in peace free from dominating forces. Here are some great public domain books for Thanksgiving: Stories of the Read More »

What to Draw and How to Draw It

Posted in Art, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on November 18, 2011

This is one of my favorite drawing books to use with the kids.  The drawings are simple and yet they teach complex lessons about the basic shapes of objects. Each page has instructions for one or more objects, whether that be animals or buildings or something else.  The instructions are well-done and simple to follow. Read More »

How Plants Travel Notebooking Pack

Posted in Free Use, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Upper Elementary on November 14, 2011

As a companion resource to the wonderful living book Little Wanderers, I have created a notebooking pack that includes individual pages for each of the main plants in the book. This pack is enormous, a whopping 57 pages!  Study the way that seeds travel and have fun recording your progress. Along with the notebooking pages Read More »

Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking

Posted in American History, College Prep, High School, Home Economics, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on November 6, 2011

Any history or cooking enthusiast will enjoy this fun cookbook highlighting traditional Pennsylvania Dutch foods.  From the preface of the book: In 1683 the Plain Sects began to arrive in William Penn’s Colony seeking a land of peace and plenty. They were a mixed people; Moravians from Bohemia and Moravia, Mennonites from Switzerland and Holland, Read More »